St. Patrick's Parish

Father Wayne Dohey - Pastor

News/Notes:

*** The office will be closed on Thursday, August 26, 2010 to allow for work on the electrical upgrade to the office and residence.

*** Our Children's Liturgy begins on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. Mass for children up to Grade 5.  If you would like to volunteer, please contact Patricia Walsh-Warren or Father Wayne.  We have many capable individuals in our parish who would make valuable volunteers for this very important ministry. 

*** Our Home Catechesis Program for  2010 - 2011 begins in October.  Children beginning the program for the first time must be 6 years of age on/before December 31, 2010.  Registration takes place following 11:00 a.m. Mass on September 19 and September 26.  Registratin Fee is $35.00.  For more information please call the parish office.

*** Family Fun Day takes place on Sunday, September 12 following 11:00 a.m. Mass on the school grounds, Convent Square.  Young and old alike are invited to come along for an hour of fun.  Donations of school supplies or items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc. for the children can be dropped off at the Church or Deanery Office.  Thank you in advance for your support of this event.

*** Please consider offering your gifts and talents to our Parish Pastoral Council.  Nominations take place on October 2 and 3, 2010 with elections taking place on October 16 and 17, 2010.  Again, we have many capable and committed parishioners who have much to offer in a team approach to work with our pastor to help make St. Patrick's a vibrant community of believers. 

*** The extensive renovations to our beautiful place of worship have begun.  If you would like to make a donation to help offset our loan of $200 000.00, feel free to use an envelope marked "Renovations For Church" which are located at the Church entrances and the deanery office.  Your generosity and support of this very important project are greatly appreciated.

*** Please visit our new candle display near The Pieta (statue of Mary holding her son) located at the front, right hand side of church.

*** Parishioners, former parishioners, friends and family of Monsignor James Doody gathered at St. Patrick’s Church, St. John’s on June 15 to celebrate his mass of retirement from pastoral ministry in the Archdiocese of St. John’s.  We wish Monsignor Doody many blessings in his retirement.

Welcome

Welcome to the website for St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Parish in St. John's, NL, Canada.  We trust you will find our website very informative and allow you the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the rich history and faith story of our journey.

We are located in the beautiful historic city of St. John's and we share a faith story of wonderful blessings.  Our parish is rooted in a long history and our church was designated as a historic site on June 26, 2005.

Our mission statement describes who we are as faithful stewards, we "the people of St. Patrick's Parish are a welcoming faith community, nourished by prayer, word and sacrament, committed to living out the gospel message of love and service to all God's people".

We encourage the laity who have answered the call of the church to share their time and talent for the good of the community.  We are nourished by the word and sacraments and empowered by the Holy Spirit to follow in the footsteps of Jesus.

Remember, the gifts and talents that were given to you by God and share them generously with your brothers and sisters, and be assured that if you do, you will be answering Jesus' call to the apostles to bring the message of the Good News to the people of the world.

May God bless you and your loved ones.  Peace and prayers.

Enjoy your journey of our webpage and kindly pray for the leadership of our parish and the faithful laity and religious who serve it.